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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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[[File:Joto-sota-playing-card-400x597.jpg|thumb|The origin of Joto could be in the Sota de Oros, card of the Spanish Deck. Fragment of “Cartas del juego Tute” By Tupeorpesadilla.com718 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0]] |
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The origin of this expression is not clear at the moment, but there are several theories among which the following stand out. |
The origin of this expression is not clear at the moment, but there are several theories among which the following stand out. |
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· And the most surprising theory is that “Joto” would come from the Aragonese Jota (famous Spanish dance and song) through the semantic leap dance – woman – homosexual. |
· And the most surprising theory is that “Joto” would come from the Aragonese Jota (famous Spanish dance and song) through the semantic leap dance – woman – homosexual. |
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== History == |
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The only thing we know for sure is that the first reference of the word Joto is found in an article by the Colombian Federico Aguilar, dated in 1883 [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/gay-dictionary/spanish/joto/#:~:text=The%20only%20thing,loses%20all%20validity. <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>], which lists a number of used terms in Puebla and the central states of Mexico, in which “Joto” is defined as “maricón” (faggot). This places the appearance of the term 7 years before the construction of the prison of Lecumberri (1900), therefore the theory of the origin of this slang that relates it to the Jota section of the Lecumberri prison, as well as its relationship with the “Baile de los 41” (1901), loses all validity. |
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